Mike Accettura

Mike Accettura

Mid-level Digital Compositor / 11 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

Hire Me

Digital Artist

Unfrosted (2024)

Digital Artist

Wolf Hound (2022)

Digital Compositor

The Astronauts (2020)

Digital Compositor

Anthem (2019)

Digital Compositor

Project Blue Book (2019)

Digital Compositor

Prospect (2018)

Digital Compositor

First Light (2018)

Digital Artist

Our House (2018)

Digital Compositor

Indian Horse (2018)

Digital Compositor

Game Over, Man! (2018)

Digital Compositor

The Crossing (2018)

Digital Compositor

12 Strong (2018)

Digital Compositor

Trial & Error (2017)

Digital Compositor

Travelers (2016)

Digital Compositor

Westworld (2016)

Digital Compositor

Stranger Things (2016)

Compositor;prep Artist

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Digital Compositor

iZombie (2015)

Prep Artist

Pixels (2015)

Prep Artist

Pan (2015)

Digital Compositor

Dark Matter (2013)

Digital Compositor

The Magicians (2011)

Work History
  • Compositor / A.I. Artist

    Deep Voodoo

    December 2022 - Present
    Canada · Remote
  • Compositor

    Crafty Apes

    February 2020 - December 2022
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    - 2D & 3D Compositing of elements & CGI
    - Work under and/or lead a team as needed
    - Keep up to date on competing technology
    - Full range from keying/tracking/paint/extraction/projections/etc

  • Compositor

    CVD VFX

    November 2016 - February 2020
    North Vancouver

    -2D & 3D compositing of elements and CGI
    - Work under and or lead a team as needed
    - Keep up to date on competing tech which we could use
    - Full range from keying/tracking/paint/extraction/projections/etc

  • stereo compositor

    Prime Focus World

    February 2016 - November 2016
    Vancouver, Canada

    Using Compositing Techniques That Include:
    -Alpha and Clean Plate Creation
    -2D/3D Tracking & Keying
    -Camera Projections & Set Extensions
    -Comping VFX Elements & Stereo Painting

  • nuke trainer

    Prime Focus World

    November 2015 - January 2016
    India

    - Travel to India to develop new branches of PrimeFocus
    - Train experienced and inexperienced artists in our workflow
    - assist and build new studio/computers/workflow

  • prep artist

    Gener8 Media Corp

    April 2015 - November 2015
    Vancouver, Canada

    • Assess and Breakdown 2D Digital plates for Stereo Conversion
    • Help in creation and maintaining the quality and complexity of the Stereoscopic vision
    • Create shot packages to be used as a creative guideline for the studio and vendors to follow
    • Use proprietary software to manage the flow of assets through the pipeline
    • Use Nuke to create Alphas (Mattes) for use in the pipe

  • Freelance Compositor

    Film Production

    August 2013 - May 2014
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Projects in which I completed tasks such as 2D/3D Tracking, Rotoscope, Rotopaint, 3D Projections & Cleanup, Set Extensions and CG Integration.

    Project: The Invaders: Angie's Logs (2014)
    Company:Minimally Invasive Productions
    (January 2014 – May 2014)

    Project: Nick and the Slingshot (2014)
    Company: Student Film
    (September 2013 – May 2014)

    Project: Ace on Fire (2014)
    Company: Kristian Star Entertainment
    (September 2013 – December 2013)

    Project: Rain (2013)
    Company: WindBreaker Films
    (August 2013 – November 2013)

Education
  • digital visual effects

    Capilano University

    September 2012 - September 2014